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# Fishbowl Inventory Features

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## Inventory Management Platform Features (25)

Centralized Inventory Database

Manage and track all inventory records across warehouses and retail locations through a single unified database.

Inventory Level Dashboards

Maintain a visual on product stock levels throughout your facilities with flexible inventory dashboards.

Stock History Reporting

View the history of individual items and compare the sales performance of new to old stock in order to inform purchasing decisions.

Low Stock Notifications

Set low stock thresholds and receive automatic alerts when stock decreases to that level.

Bundles, Kits, & Variants

Automatically adjust inventory for product bundles, kit orders, and product variations within the system.

Asset Tracking

Use barcode or radio-frequency identification (RFID) technology with specialized readers or mobile applications to track inventory assets throughout warehouse facilities.

Inventory Forecasting

Optimize inventory levels with features that suggest reorder points and economic order quantities (EOQs) that facilitate inventory management.

eCommerce Integrations

Integrate shopping carts, eCommerce platforms, POS, and payment gateways with the system to link inventory records between across platforms.

Accounting Integrations

Track inventory costs and costs of goods sold (COGS) with accounting software integrations.

Data Exporting / Importing

Transfer large volumes of inventory data records into and out of the system with built-in import / export tools.

Customer Database

A collection of customer information such as contact details, demographics, previous interactions, etc.

Activity Dashboard

Dashboard to view the status of ongoing processes, identify current incidents and track past activities

Transaction History

Record of all transactions such as purchases, deposits, withdrawals and transfers within a specific period

Budget Tracking

Track actual spending to ensure it's in line with the planned budget

Cost Tracking

Process to track, record, and analyze expenses that occurred over the entire duration of a given project

Alerts/Notifications

Alerts or notifications of various types such as pop-up messages, sounds, banners, or badges

Status Tracking

Track the status over time for a request, process, asset, or transaction

Demand Forecasting

Forecast customer demand using historical insights and simulations

Customer History

Access previous interactions or concerns to maintain customer relationships

Serial Number Tracking

Track and assign specific serial numbers to products

Status Tracking

Track the status over time for a request, process, asset, or transaction

Third-Party Integrations

Set up connections to third-party platforms to improve business processes

Demand Forecasting

Forecast customer demand using historical insights and simulations

Activity Dashboard

Dashboard to view the status of ongoing processes, identify current incidents and track past activities

Alerts/Notifications

Alerts or notifications of various types such as pop-up messages, sounds, banners, or badges

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## Multichannel inventory management (3)

Warehouse Inventory Transfer

Allows users to create warehouse-to-warehouse transfers knowing the exact stock levels for both locations when sending and receiving

Multichannel Inventory Syncing

Allows users to sync inventory across multiple stores, marketplaces, and warehouses

Multi-Warehouse Routing

Allows users to connect sales channels to specific warehouses.

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## 3PL inventory management (27)

Client management

Allows users to manage all thier clients on one system

Marketplace connections

Allows users to connect marketplaces for each client

3PL inventory tracking

Allows inventory tracking for specific customer required attributes such as lot, serial, style/color/size

Returns Management

Track and facilitate returns of products sold

Order Management

Manage and track customer orders for goods, investments, or any other purchases

Shipping Management

Manage and track orders being shipped to customers

Discount Management

Track products that are for sale at a reduced price or part of coupon promotions

Fee Management

Track collected or paid charges for services performed or access granted

Consignment Management

Manage goods purchased or received from third-party suppliers/consignors

Layaway Management

Purchasing method in which a consumer places a deposit on an item for later pick-up when they come back and pay the balance

Gift Card Management

Reward loyal customers with gift cards which they can redeem for special offers and loyalty bonus

Manufacturing Inventory Management

Software specialized for manufacturers to track work orders, bills of materials, and manufacture orders to help streamline operations

Multi-Channel Management

Manage inventory, communication, marketing, orders & more across warehouses, stores and online channels

eCommerce Management

Has a built-in eCommerce system or integrates with third-party systems to manage online sale of products

Catalog Management

Create and manage digital catalog of products/services with their details, specifications, and price

Retail Inventory Management

Tracking, organizing, and controlling retail inventory throughout the supply chain and sales process

Reorder Management

Purchase and replenish product stock based on inventory levels and needs

Warehouse Management

Manage and track operations and inventory within warehouses

Purchase Order Management

Create, send, and track purchase orders and their statuses

Barcode/Label Management

Print and scan barcode or labels

Shop Floor Management

Manage and control operations that take place on the shop floor or factory floor

Supplier Management

Manage all supplier data and operations

Inventory Management

Track and manage inventory levels to maintain proper supply

Item Management

Collect, organize, and track inventory/product data including item numbers, descriptions, etc.

Pricing Management

Tool used to determine accurate pricing and product eligibility for borrowers

Invoice Management

Captures invoice data and maintains comprehensive records for auditing and reporting purposes

Sales Order Management

An order generated by a seller to a customer, containing details about products or services

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## Inventory Management (9)

Inventory Tracking

Real-time inventory tracking. Maintains accurate "On Hand" information by matching reserved inventory requested on purchase and sales orders.

Inventory Costing

Ability to establish costing methods such as Average, LIFO, FIFO, and Specific Unit.

Product Master

Manage and track all inventory records across warehouses and retail locations through a single unified database.

Inventory Forecasting

Optimize inventory levels with features that suggest reorder points and economic order quantities (EOQs) that facilitate inventory management.

Integrations

Integrate shopping carts, eCommerce platforms, POS, and accounting with the system to link inventory records across platforms.

IoT Integration

Integration with Internet of Things devices to automate real-time tracking, data collection and other processes

Vendor Managed Inventory

Vendor takes full responsibility for maintaining an agreed inventory of the material on behalf of the buyer

Customer Portal

Provides customers with a web portal in which they can view invoices as well as batch levels and changes in inventory

Cycle Counting

Provides users with features to verify item locations and quantities

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## Warehouse Definition (3)

Locations

Define and manage physical and virtual warehouse locations

Visualization

Provide a visual representation of all the locations in a warehouse

Warehouse Slotting

Allows users to identify the most efficient location for inventory within the warehouse based on a number of product and storage characteristics

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## Logistics (3)

Cross Docking

Manages the transfer of products between incoming and outgoing shipments

Receiving

Provides features to automate and simplify recieving such as tracking lot numbers

Pick & Pack

Helps users pick products from multiple locations and prepare them for packing

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## Analytics (7)

Worker performance

Allows users track worker performance over a set period of time

Error Tracking

Allows users to track any track incidents such as receiving discrepancies, incorrect shipments and inventory errors

Procurement analytics

Allows users to track and use WMS data to determine vendor costs and quality

Order Tracking

Track orders throughout the fulfillment process

Warranty Tracking

Track the duration and expiration of warranty as well as any obligations under that warranty

Serial Number Tracking

Track and assign specific serial numbers to products

Inventory Tracking

Track and monitor inventory items, such as raw materials, unfinished goods, and ready-to-sell items

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## Barcode support (6)

Symbologies

Supports various barcode symbiologies such as UPC, ISBN and ISMN

Serialization

Supports advanced serilaization and sequentially numbered bar codes

Standard formatting

Provide barcodes with precise bar width specifications and readable text formatting

Printing

Ability to print barcodes directly to a printer with various formats.

Integrations

Ability to integrate with existing inventory, warehouse management, ERP and other third party software

Label Printing

Process of printing custom labels through various methods.

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## Design (7)

Shipping Labels

Generate or print labels that contain shipping information for packages

WYSIWYG editor

Ability create labels with a WYSIWYG editor

Color editor

Ability to design barcodes with a full color editor

Graphics import

Provides users with graphic imports in different formats

1D and 2D barcodes

Allows users to add 1D and 2D bar codes to your labels.

Barcoding/RFID

Identify and track items using barcode tags or RFID (radio-frequency identification) tags

Receiving Labels

Labels used to alert warehouses of any pertinent information before workers scan or unpack the product

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## Additional Functionality (118)

Data Import/Export

Import and export data to and from software applications

Check Printing

Print paychecks issued to confirm payment of wages or salary

Price Optimization

Track factors that affect pricing and adjust prices accordingly to increase sales

Online Store Builder

Includes functionalities for creating custom eCommerce websites

Customizable Fields

Customize data fields to support various needs and use cases

Categorization/Grouping

Organize and group data or items based on various criteria

Reporting & Statistics

Collection, analysis, and representation of numerical data and generation of reports to understand various patterns

Inventory Optimization

Maintain and control the stock level of inventory

Shopping Cart

Checkout of online store

Customizable Reports

Alter the layout and content of reports

Sales Reports

Reports specific to sales analysis for trends and strategies

Credit Card Processing

Accept and process credit card transactions

AI Copilot

A virtual assistant that uses AI to pursue goals and complete tasks on behalf of users

Multi-Location

Manage and support multiple locations

Mobile App

Access the system via a mobile application

Generative AI

Use AI to generate content in the form of text, images, videos, etc.

Automatic Backup

Data is backed up automatically to prevent data loss

Label Printing

Process of printing custom labels through various methods.

Point of Sale (POS)

Accept and process customer payments for products or services using hardware and software

Multi-Currency

Manage and handle various international currencies

Self Service Portal

Online portal through which end users can access the system, manage tasks, or obtain information

Order Processing

Send / receive, process, and execute orders

Purchasing & Receiving

Workflows that help acquire inventory, issue purchase orders and receive and store items in required quantity

SKU/UPC Codes

Internal and external product tracking codes

Billing & Invoicing

Create, manage, and send invoices or bills to customers

Check-in/Check-out

Track the status of assets and whether they're checked in or out

Barcode/Ticket Scanning

Scan barcodes to ensure accurate pricing and label tracking

Reporting/Analytics

View and track pertinent metrics to find patterns and gain insights from data

Search/Filter

Search and filter data across systems to locate required information by entering keywords or certain criteria

Collaboration Tools

Provides a channel for team members to share media files, communicate, and work together

Backup and Recovery

Create backups and provide methods to recover deleted/lost data

Data Synchronization

Synchronizing data between two or more devices/systems and automatically updating changes to maintain consistency

Product Identification

Ability to link barcodes or serial numbers with specific items for identification

Kitting

Group and package individual but related items as one package set

Mobile Access

Access software remotely via mobile devices

Predictive Analytics

Predict future data based on historical data sets

Inventory Control

Monitor product stock levels

Inventory Auditing

Cross-checking financial records with physical inventory counts and records

API

Application programming interface that allows for integration with other systems/databases

Bill of Materials

Access to a library of manufacturing parts, models, and specs

Ordering Automation

Automate order processes to improve operational efficiency in fulfillment, shipping, and more

Inventory Replenishment

Track stock count levels to manage product reordering

Custom Pricing Rules

Create custom predefined rules for prices for products and services

Batch Processing

Software's ability to perform similar action on multiple similar files simultaneously

Supplier Management

Manage all supplier data and operations

Shipping Management

Manage and track orders being shipped to customers

Order Management

Manage and track customer orders for goods, investments, or any other purchases

Supply Chain Management

Manage the planning and execution of supply chain activities

3PL Management

Outsource and manage third party logistics

Workflow Management

Create, design and manage workflows for repetitive tasks

Generative AI

Use AI to generate content in the form of text, images, videos, etc.

Mobile Access

Access software remotely via mobile devices

Customizable Fields

Customize data fields to support various needs and use cases

Financial Management

Plan, manage, and track the financial activities of an individual or organization

AI Copilot

A virtual assistant that uses AI to pursue goals and complete tasks on behalf of users

Accounting

Built-in accounting to manage ledger, accounts payable/receivable, financial reports, etc.

Inventory Optimization

Maintain and control the stock level of inventory

Dock Management

Manage all inbound & outbound activities relating to each dock

Labor Management

Manage the attendance, schedule, and payroll of the labor workforce

Picking & Routing

Pick and route items from inventory locations to their designated destinations

Kitting

Group and package individual but related items as one package set

Real-Time Monitoring

Active monitoring of systems, applications, or networks

Space Management

Manage occupancy and space utilization in facilities and buildings

Reporting & Statistics

Collection, analysis, and representation of numerical data and generation of reports to understand various patterns

Yard Management

Track and manage all activities and assets in the yard of a warehouse or distribution center

Compliance Management

Track and manage adherence to policies for any service, product, process, or supplier

Inventory Management

Track and manage inventory levels to maintain proper supply

Multi-Channel Management

Manage inventory, communication, marketing, orders & more across warehouses, stores and online channels

Returns Management

Track and facilitate returns of products sold

Shipping Labels

Generate or print labels that contain shipping information for packages

Ordering Automation

Automate order processes to improve operational efficiency in fulfillment, shipping, and more

Barcoding/RFID

Identify and track items using barcode tags or RFID (radio-frequency identification) tags

Barcode/Ticket Scanning

Scan barcodes to ensure accurate pricing and label tracking

Multi-Channel Management

Manage inventory, communication, marketing, orders & more across warehouses, stores and online channels

Supplier Management

Manage all supplier data and operations

Workflow Management

Create, design and manage workflows for repetitive tasks

Customizable Fields

Customize data fields to support various needs and use cases

Purchasing & Receiving

Workflows that help acquire inventory, issue purchase orders and receive and store items in required quantity

Generative AI

Use AI to generate content in the form of text, images, videos, etc.

Data Import/Export

Import and export data to and from software applications

Returns Management

Track and facilitate returns of products sold

Customizable Reports

Alter the layout and content of reports

Order Tracking

Track orders throughout the fulfillment process

Historical Reporting

Information, data and reports that are being tracked over time

Shipping Management

Manage and track orders being shipped to customers

Real-Time Data

Receive data and information in real time

Stock Management

Manage the buying, selling, and holding of stocks

Invoice Management

Captures invoice data and maintains comprehensive records for auditing and reporting purposes

Order Processing

Send / receive, process, and execute orders

Asset Tracking

Monitor the usage of assets, such as equipment, tools, software, etc., throughout their lifecycle

Labeling

Billing & Invoicing

Create, manage, and send invoices or bills to customers

API

Application programming interface that allows for integration with other systems/databases

Label Templates

Premade examples and templates for labels

Customizable Branding

Add customized logos and colors to align with company branding

Inventory Replenishment

Track stock count levels to manage product reordering

Serial Number Tracking

Track and assign specific serial numbers to products

Customizable Templates

Pre-designed layouts that can be customized to match preferences and requirements

Multi-Location

Manage and support multiple locations

Inventory Optimization

Maintain and control the stock level of inventory

Warehouse Management

Manage and track operations and inventory within warehouses

Summary Reports

Sales Order Management

An order generated by a seller to a customer, containing details about products or services

Mobile Access

Access software remotely via mobile devices

Barcode Recognition

The ability to identify a barcode on or within an image or packaging

Reporting & Statistics

Collection, analysis, and representation of numerical data and generation of reports to understand various patterns

Audit Management

Plan, schedule, and execute organization's accounts and assets to ensure compliance with policies and laws

Cost Tracking

Process to track, record, and analyze expenses that occurred over the entire duration of a given project

Inventory Management

Track and manage inventory levels to maintain proper supply

Activity Tracking

Track and document all activities across devices, networks, and other systems

Order Management

Manage and track customer orders for goods, investments, or any other purchases

Status Tracking

Track the status over time for a request, process, asset, or transaction

AI Copilot

A virtual assistant that uses AI to pursue goals and complete tasks on behalf of users

Customization

Create labels for products that contain required information such as colors, sizes, dates, etc.

Inventory Tracking

Track and monitor inventory items, such as raw materials, unfinished goods, and ready-to-sell items

Purchase Order Management

Create, send, and track purchase orders and their statuses

Location Tracking

Identify the physical location of an individual, asset, device, etc.

Audit Trail

A record of all activities within the system, including user access, changes made, etc.

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